Tag: Missy Franklin
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Missy Franklin Learning to Swim – Touch The Wall
In anticipation of the film’s opening at the Starz Denver Film Festival tomorrow, Touch The Wall has released this clip of the movie where D.A. and Dick Franklin talk about Missy Franklin learning to swim during her early development as a swimmer. The footage includes a lot of home movie clips, showing that Missy was…
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Video: 2014 US Nationals – Women’s 200 Backstroke Final
Courtesy of  USA Swimming on YouTube, see the result list here.
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Video: 2014 US Nationals – Women’s 200 Freestyle Final
Courtesy of USA Swimming on YouTube, see the result list here.
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Video: 2014 US Nationals – Women’s 100 Freestyle Final
Courtesy of USA Swimming on YouTube, see the result list here.
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Missy Franklin on Justin Bieber: Olympic Swimmer No Longer a Belieber
Missy Franklin, a U.S. Olympic swimmer, used to be a big fan of Justin Bieber–but now she’s moved on. Franklin famously spent the 2010 U.S. nationals dancing to Bieber’s music during warmups, and Bieber congratulated her on winning her first gold medal at the 2012 Olympics. He also sent a care package that included CDs…
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Missy Franklin Press Conference at the 2014 USA Swimming National Championships
Courtesy of USA Swimming on YouTube
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Olympic swimmers offer advice on juggling athletics, life, school
Olympic swimmers Michael Phelps, Nathan Adrian, Missy Franklin, and Mel Stewart appeared at the Santa Clara Arena Grand Prix on the weekend of June 19 and shared their thoughts on juggling academics, extracurricular activities, personal health, and sports. Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time with 22 medals, said that it’s important to…
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Katie Ledecky to attend Stanford
Read The Kansas City Star Olympic champion swimmer Katie Ledecky plans to swim for Stanford after she graduates from high school next year. The 17-year-old from Bethesda, Maryland, announced her commitment Thursday. She is a junior honors student at Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart in her hometown. Ledecky will join Olympic champion Missy…
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Missy Franklin swimming clinic in Kuala Lumpur
Olympic gold medal-winning Missy Franklin visits a local Kuala Lumpur pool to give a swimming clinic of a lifetime with some young people ahead of the 2014 Laureus World Sports Awards in the Malaysian capital. http://youtu.be/TVDY1y_Iz_4